Embracing an authentic and comprehensive account of the chief events in the history of the state, this newly republished double volume collection provides a record of the lives of many of the most worthy and illustrious families and individuals of Mississippi.

Part 1, containing chapters one through fifteen, explores everything from postbellum organization to the records of families and individuals, including several citizens’ private memoirs. This section provides much of the historical information from the legal and judicial history, political, educational, and religious history.